But Brazil has taken to social media to investigate, so to speak, and concluded that Manchester United have spent the least in terms of 'cost per trophy,' with Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool following behind in that order when it comes to spending since 2004.

Tottenham, however, have spent £531 million per trophy, leading the radio presenter to aim a jibe at the north London side's 'expensive Carling' Cup.

It's certainly intriguing to see how much Spurs have spent over the years compared to their relative lack of success. But there are, of course, a number of factors that skew the findings. At the same time, the north London side have been forced to sell plenty of their best talent - Luka Modric, Gareth Bale and more. Other teams, meanwhile, have needed to spend less due to their existing squad superiority.

Tim Poole

Tim Poole is a sports journalist for HITC with a love of football, tennis and snooker in particular.His career to date has seen him speak to former Manchester United boss David Moyes, interview snooker world champion Mark Selby and be snubbed by Premier League managers and players in more than one language!He is a massive Roger Federer fan and lives by the motto that 'sport is life.' When he's not writing about it, he's playing it, be it football, tennis, basketball, badminton, table tennis, darts, snooker, golf or even water polo. He is better at some than others...